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A child’s summer-camp firsts become cherished memories: first bull’s-eye at archery practice, first tipped canoe, first perfect s’more. Now, the protection of a forest retreat on Staten Island means campers will be making their own memories for generations to come. The hundred-acre Pouch Camp is the only Boy Scout camp in New
York City, serving tens of thousands of scouts and other visitors every year. Its wooded trails and quiet lake are many city kids’ first experi- ence in the outdoors—and an important resource for wildlife habitat and water quality. So when a tightening budget forced the Greater New York Councils Boy Scouts of America to consider selling the property, we were eager to help them find an alternative. The Trust for Public Land worked with the council, government
agencies, and an alliance of committed community groups, raising $11 million from different funding sources to protect Pouch Camp with conservation easements—special legal protections that prevent devel- opment. It’s a solution we’ve used at camps around the country, includ- ing the Girl Scouts’ Camp Conowingo in Maryland. “Conservation is the best solution whenever possible,” says Peg
Smith, CEO of the American Camp Association. “The preservation of land is part of our value system.”
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THE BOY SCOUTS’ OUTDOOR CODE
As an American, I will do my best to: Be clean in my outdoor manners Be careful with fire Be considerate in the outdoors Be conservation-minded
“Pouch Camp has given generations of Boy Scouts access to the great outdoors. We must do everything we can to keep this iconic camp going.”
—New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
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